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Subject:

Re: When did the DSA stop being means tested?

From:

Ian Webb <[log in to unmask]>

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Ian Webb <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:26:59 +0100

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Marie

Don't forget the very important Access Technology Loan Scheme with the OU 
in 1998 which assessed HE students for assistive technology studying at the 
OU. The work designed and conducted by NFAC members (the pre NNAC 
body) set the scene for the soon to follow DSA. 

I was sure there were just 2 DSA allowances in the first instance; equipment 
and travel. NMHs and consumables (general) followed about 2 years later. 

Students were not ony means tested at first but also had to be under 25 and 
have a physical or sensory impairment. If memory serves me right it was 1994 
or 96 that saw the inclusion of NMHs when students with dyslexia were 
allowed to apply for DSA.

I think it was 2001 when students over the age of 55 were also allowed to 
apply for DSA; as the government dropped the policy of having to be able to 
work for two years after the completion of a degree which was aided by the 
DSA. Not sure of I have this right but was this the same year that saw the first 
publication of Bridging the Gap?

In 2005 the rules for eligibility was set at the current standards.

Ian



Quoting Marie Norris <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hi there all,
> 
> See below for info:
> 
> DSAs became non-means tested from AY 1998/99.
> 
> Key DSA policy changes are given in the table below.
> 
> Academic year   DSA policy change
> 1974/75 An allowance specifically for disabled students is introduced into
> the Student Support Regulations for the first time. This is a single rate,
> set at a maximum of £100.
> 1984/85 Allowance for extra travel costs introduced.
> 1990/91 Current DSA scheme (consisting of four separate allowances)
> introduced for full-time undergraduates.
> 1998/99 DSAs became non-means tested.
> 2000/01 DSAs extended to part-time undergraduate students including Open
> University and other distance-learning students.
> 2000/01 DSAs extended to full- and part-time postgraduate students including
> distance learners.
> 2005/06 DSAs extended to full-time undergraduate students studying by
> distance learning.
> 2008/09 The non-medical helper allowance for undergraduates and the
> postgraduate DSA were increased by about 60%.
> 
> From: Simon Morris [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 29 June 2011 16:29
> To: Marie Norris; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: When did the DSA stop being means tested?
> 
> Interesting, could this have been for continuing students, as I wasn't means
> tested in 97 for my DSA's.  The text that Nicolas also says it was removed in
> 97 after the publication of the Dearing report...... Curious one.
> 
> Simon Morris | Student Support Manager
> * Student Support |Cleveland College of Art & Design | Green Lane |
> Middlesbrough | Cleveland | TS5 7RJ
> * +44 (0)1642 298768  |  7 + 44 (0)1642 288828  |  * 
[log in to unmask] 
> | "  www.ccad.ac.uk<http://www.ccad.ac.uk>
> [logo email]<http://www.ccad.ac.uk/>
> 
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marie Norris
> Sent: 29 June 2011 16:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FW: When did the DSA stop being means tested?
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I remember means tested students in the academic year 1997/8. The Dearing
> report was published in July 1997 so maybe the recommendation didn't 
remove
> means testing until academic year 1998/9.
> 
> Marie
> 
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Simon Morris
> Sent: 29 June 2011 15:34
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: When did the DSA stop being means tested?
> 
> Hi Nicolas,
> 
> I have forwarded this to the forum as a whole as it was Simon Jarvis that
> asked the original question.
> 
> See below everyone, Nicolas has found the definitive answer......1997 was 
the
> first non means tested year.
> 
> Simon Morris | Student Support Manager
> * Student Support |Cleveland College of Art & Design | Green Lane |
> Middlesbrough | Cleveland | TS5 7RJ
> * +44 (0)1642 298768  |  7 + 44 (0)1642 288828  |  * 
[log in to unmask] 
> | "  www.ccad.ac.uk<http://www.ccad.ac.uk>
> [logo email]<http://www.ccad.ac.uk/>
> 
> From: Guerra, Nicolas [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 29 June 2011 15:28
> To: Simon Morris
> Subject: RE: When did the DSA stop being means tested?
> 
> 
> Also, this document mentions that it came in after the publication of the
> Dearing Report, which was July 1997.
> 
> The Disabled Students Allowance was established in 1990. Following an
> assessment, the
> 
> DSA is paid directly to the student to cover costs incurred as a direct
> result of the disability,
> 
> the costs of any special equipment and the costs of non-medical personal 
help
> with study. The
> 
> DSA was originally means-tested and only payable to students qualifying for 
a
> local authority
> 
> award. Following the publication of the Dearing Report (NCIHE, 1997a),
> means-testing of
> 
> the DSA was abolished and it was extended to all students
> 
> http://www.ces.ed.ac.uk/PDF%20Files/Disability_Report.pdf
> 
> 


-- 
Ian Webb
Centre Manager ATOP LTD
Registered NNAC Assessor
MNADP

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